What The Industry Says About Our Program
Henry Z. Steinway
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Although long retired from active duty
with Steinway & Sons, I would like to express my delight
and enthusiasm for your activity in piano technology.
No matter what happens in this increasingly electronic
world, the piano remains as the foundation of our musical
culture. And we all know that the piano must be kept
in condition by people dedicated to this craft. Congratulations
on taking this demand for training in piano work so
seriously, and with all best wishes for success.
Yours, Henry Z. Steinway |
Dr. Oscar E. Peterson, CC, LL.D., D. Mus.
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The art of tuning, voicing and properly
caring for the acoustic piano has been, to my way of
thinking, suffering greatly of late. It is my profound
hope that these courses you intend to offer will reinvigorate
the interest in this very necessary field of piano technology,
and should interest and encourage many of the younger
generation to involve themselves in this very necessary
art. You have my full endorsement of this project. Dr. Oscar E. Peterson, CC, LL.D., D. Mus. |
Anton Kuerti
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The UWO Piano Technology
program is an outstanding asset for Canada; the excellent
facilities and instructors provide first-rate training
for students of this art, which is so important to musical
culture. Anton Kuerti |
Berthold Carriere
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The Stratford Festival has
long enjoyed the benefits of a relationship with the
University of Western Ontario's Faculty of Music. I
am proud to say that I myself am a graduate of the Faculty,
as are many on my staff. For more than 25 years, the
Stratford Festival has depended upon Don Stephenson
to tune and maintain pianos for all of our theatrical
and concert needs. In addition, we have been fortunate
indeed to have had access to the faculty's collection
of keyboards, which contains some of the finest instruments
in North America. I am therefore very pleased to see
the Faculty of Music embrace the new Piano Technology
Program, as it can only serve to strengthen this very
necessary aspect of our artistic endeavours. We here
at the Stratford Festival would like to offer our heartiest
congratulations and support to the new Piano Technology
Program and we look forward to continuing our mutually
beneficial partnership. Berthold Carriere |
Jim Birch, RPT - Past President of Piano Technicians Guild
 |
I did have the occasion to visit the UWO
facility which is part of the Department of Music. There
are enough tuning cubicles for each student, and they
learn to satisfy the demands of piano majors. The UWO
has a selection of pianos that mirrors the various brands
seen by technicians on a regular basis in the field.
I was impressed with the quality of the students' tunings. Jim Birch, RPT Piano Technicians Guild President |
Anne Garee - Florida State University
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The University of Western Ontario Piano
Technology Program prepares students methodically and
comprehensively in an ideal academic setting. Their
interaction with pianists and faculty on a daily basis
truly sets this program apart. The Master of Arts in
Piano Technology Program at the Florida State University
College of Music is highly successful because of these
graduates. Anne Garee, Director Masters Piano Technology Program College of Music Florida State University |
